Powder puff and method of making the same



July 17, 1931. J. E.'VALENTINE ET AL 1,313,518

POWDER PUFF AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Filed March 18, 1927 'UMLYLII Patented July 7, 1931 T FFE CE JOSEPH n. VALENTINE, or rLAINrIELn, NEW JERSEY, AND IRVING ENGLANnEa, on nnooxLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNORS ro OXZYN COMPANY, on NEW YORK, N. Y., a.

CORPORATION OF NEW YORK POWDER PUFF AND'METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Application filed March 18, 1927. Serial No. 176,380.

This invention relates to improvements in powder puffs and the method of making the same and has for one of its objects the production of an improved article of this character by means of a method which will result in cheapening the production of the same and at the same time improve the character and construction of the powder puff.

Another object of this invention is the production of a powder puff which may be readily marked with the name or trade-mark of the maker or seller or decorated in any suitable fashion without interfering with the utility of the powder pufi, at the same time adding to the attractive appearance thereof.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a powder pufi formed of two pieces of material, one of the pieces having a cross or X-shaped opening cut therein, the two pieces being completely stitched together entirely around their periphery with the normal outside or pile surfaces in juxtaposition, and then being turned inside out through said cross shaped opening, and then a suitable closure member secured in position over said opening to close the same, said closure member being ornamented or marked with the insignia or trade-mark or the like of the manufacturer or seller. I

A further object of this invention is the improved method or process of making the same.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and such other objects as may hereinafter appear, this invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and then sought to be defined in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof which show merely for the purpose of illustrative disclosure a preferred embodiment of the article and also a method of producing the article, it being expressly understood, however, that various changes may be made in practice within the scope of the claims without digressing from our inventive idea.

The present method of manufacturing machine-made powder puffs is to place two discs of material face to face with the pile surfaces in contact and stitch these discs of material partially around their periphery leaving a sufficient portion unsewed to form an opening through which the powder pufi may be turned inside out. This machine stitching is usually done in the factory. The opening above referred to is later closed by means of hand stitching which is usually done outside of the factory by means of contractors, which is expensive and inefficient, adding as it does to the expensein money and also requiring additional time. Furthermore, while the machine stitched part may be made accurately, the hand-made parts will not be made accurately, with the resultant lack of symmetry in the appearance of the finished article. Furthermore, in this form of powder pull, it is necessary to provide a strip of ribbon, which serves not so much as a handle or manipulating means, but as a means to receive the name or trade-mark of the manufacturer or seller, thus adding to the expense.

It is for the purpose of overcoming these disadvantages and providing a powder pufi in which the stitching is done entirely by machine with the resultant saving of expense in time and money and the resultant improve ment in the appearance of the finished article, that we produced thisarticle and invented the method.

In the drawings I Figure 1 is a perspective-view of two of the discs of which the powder puff is to be made before being placed together-for sewing, one edge of the slotted portion being turned back to facilitate the disclosure.

Figure 2 is a transverse cross section through the powder puff at the completion of the sewing o aeration and before'the puff has been turned inside out.

Figure 3 is a transverse cross section through the powder puff after it hasbeen Referring now to the drawings, the numeral l designates one disc of material and the numeral 2 designates another disc of the same material. These discs have the pile surfaces 3 and in the manufacture of a powder puff are arranged face to face, as indi cated in Figure 1 with the pile surfaces in contact with each other. The disc 1 is provided with a pair of cut slots or slits at which cross each other in the form of a cross or X and are located centrally of the disc 1. The discs 1 and 2 are then placed in a sewing machine and stitched entirely around their circumference as at 5 and the completely stitched article is then turned inside out through the opening provided by the slots or slits 4.

This opening must be closed in order to provide the powder puff with a finished appearance and the closure is also used for the purpose of decorating or ornament-mg the powder puff and providing a ready means for the display of the name or trade-mark of the manufacturer or seller. The closure may be made of paper, cloth of various kinds, thin metal discs, or in fact any material which lends itself to the use of an adhesive for the purpose of securing the same in position. In the form shown we prefer to use a disc 6 of cloth. On the under side of this disc of cloth is placed a thin layer of gutta percha '7 and under this layer of gutta percha is a thin layer of paper or other suitablematerial 8. This thin paper layer is cut out as at 9. This assembled closure element is cut out of sheets in quantities at a time and when it is desired to decorate the cloth disc 6, it is printed or stenciled or embossed in various ways, some of which necessitate the use of a hot die which would result in the sticking of the guttapercha. This is prevented by moistening. When this closure member is completed and it is desired to secure the same to the powder puff, this paper layer 8 is removed by taking hold of the paper at the aperture and tearing from the inside out. This re sults in leaving the gutta percha 7 and the cloth disc 6 in complete registration when they are inserted in a hot press which results in melting and vulcanizing of the gutta percha so that the cloth disc 6 is securely held in position over the opening or aperture formed by the slots or slits a and the powder puff is completed. This method of forming the closure and printing thereon and using gutta percha as an adhesive is a very important factor in the successful production of this article.

It is to be understood, however, that various other forms of adhesive may be used, such as glues, pastes and the like, whereby the closure element may be secured in position over the slots or slits i.

The advantage of the method of forming the closure element and applying the'same above described resides in the complete registration of the gutta percha or other adhesive with the disc or closure proper whereby the pile surface of the powder puff is not marred or damaged or soiled or disarranged in any way whatsoever so as to interfere or detract from the attractive appearance of the completed article. As a matter of fact, the use of this closure in any of the various forms above referred to permits of orna'n'ientation and decoration of the powder puffs ina'way that is not possible with the powder pufi's made according to standard practice. The design variation is limitless, as is the color and shape. Many materials may be used. In addition, these closure elements may be marked-with the trade-mark or name or other insignia of the manufacturer or seller or may be decorated and inscribed in various ways.

The formation of the central opening in. one of the'discs by means of the crossed slits or slots is an important feature in that it per mits the ready turning or reversing of the powder puff after the sewing operation is completed and also provides a support for the closure element when secured in position. This is in contrast to the use of a circular aperture in the disc which would leave the closure element unsupported through a'larger part of its area, with the consequent detraction in the finished appearance of the powder puff, due to a depression showing on the surface. The construction and method described herein obviate that disadvantage.

It is standard practice to provide the powder puffs at present with ribbons which are primarily forthe purpose of receiving the name or trade-mark of the manufacturer. These ribbons are applied at considerable relative expense in items of this kind and the elimination of them is a material-factor in the profitable manufacture of such devices.

hat we claim is r r l. The method of making a 'powder puff which includes providing a pair of discs of pile fabric'material, forming crossed slits in one of said discs, placing said discs with their pile surfaces in contact and sewing said discs completely around their edges, turning said sewed article inside out through the opening provided by the slits and ailixing aclosure elementover said slits.

2. The method of making a powder'puff which includes providing a pair of discs of pile fabric material, forming crossed slits in one of said-discs,placing said discs with their pile surfaces in contact andsewingsaidrdiscs completely around their edges, turning said sewed article inside out through the opening provided by the slits and affixing a closure element over said slits by means of an adhesive.

3.JThe method of making a powder puff which includes providing a'pair of discsof pile fabric'material, forming. crossed slits in 7 pile surfaces in contact and sewing said discs completely around their edges, turning said sewed article inside out through the opening provided by the slits and aflixing a closure element over said slits by means of an adhesive vulcanizable under heat and pressure.

4. The method of making a powder puff which includes providing a pair of discs of pile fabric material, forming crossed slits in one of said discs, placing said discs with their pile surfaces in contact and sewing said discs completely around their edges, turning said sewed article inside out through the opening provided by the slits and affixing a closure element over said slits, said closure element including a closure proper, a thin layer of gutta percha secured thereto and vulcanizable by the application of heat and pressure.

5. The method of aflixing a closure element to the pile surface of a powder puff to close an opening through which the completely sewed powder pufi is turned inside out, which includes the joint cutting of the closure material and adhesive material and a protecting material thereunder, removing the protecting material and applying the closure material and the adhesive under heat and pressure to said pile surface. a

6. As an article of manufacture, a powder puff composed of a pair of pile fabric discs sewed together with their pile surfaces in juxtaposition, one of said discs having a cross shaped slit formed therein through which the completely sewed article is turned inside out, a closure element for said cross shaped slit secured to said pile surface by means of an adhesive.

7. As an article of manufacture, a powder puff composed of a pair of pile fabric discs sewed together with their pile surfaces in juxtaposition, one of said discs having a cross shaped slit formed therein through which the completely sewed article is turned inside out, a closure element for said cross shaped slit secured to said pile surface by means of an adhesive, said closure element being adapted to receive printing, decorations or insignia of various kinds.

8. As an article of manufacture, a powder puff composed of a pair of disks sewed together with their outer surface in juxtaposition, one of the diskshaving a series of centrally arranged slits formed therein and spaced from the marginal edges of said disks through which the completely sewed article is turned inside out and means disposed over said slits and directly engaging the material within the confines of said slits whereby said last named material is permanently held in substantially the same plane as the material forming the remaining portion of the disk so as to retain the integrality of the diskas a Whole.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing, we have hereunto set our hands this 4 day of March, 1927.

JOSEPH E. VALENTINE. IRVING ENGLANDER. 

